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Angel Lam (China) - ‘Through the Interwoven Growth’ for Woodwind Quintet
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I. Forest of the bare branches
II. First Snow Upon
the Evergreen Grove
III. Valley Stream's
Fragrance of the Green
Green Woodlands
Program Notes:
One November afternoon I
took a walk through the
woods. Half bared
branches interwove with
each other as if they
were holding hands.
They locked sunshine
onto the ground,
reflecting rays of
silvery sprays. When
the wind blew, the
movement of the tree
branches and fallen
leaves changed the
direction of the shine,
and I saw myself dancing
in the mystery of a
silvery river... The
scenery was so stunning
that I could hear it
sing. The wind mingled
with the leaves and the
leaves with its
branches; I paused in
amazement to listen.
Out of silence, music
was born.
I chose the bassoon to
begin the opening of the
first movement, “Forest
of the Bare Branches”.
To me, the bassoon has
an enchanting voice that
seems to carry the
spirit of the tree from
which it is made. It
begins the call of the
interwoven branches in
the opening of this
composition; they grow
out of each other like
lyrical branches...
I have always been
attracted to the
distinct timbre of the
woodwind instruments,
and am especially fond
of writing for this
combination. The
generic name for their
family of instruments
also inspired this
piece, the 'wood' 'wind'
quintet. They each take
on a special character
in my music, weaving out
a dialogue of interwoven
melodies. I saw nature
through the eyes of the
painter; all of nature
is an interwoven
tapestry of lines, dots,
and colors, spun out
into a mysterious
lyricism.
Seasonal changes have
always amazed me and
reminded me of how
majestic nature's
creation is—the first
day of snow fall, first
roar of the spring
thunder, first warm
breeze from the tropics
in mid-May... it is such
an alluring experience
that sometimes I think
it is beyond us to
completely replicate.
This composition is my
sincere attempt to
translate these
impressions into music.
The second movement,
“First Snow Upon the
Evergreen Grove”,
describes the first snow
of winter that changed
the color of the natural
landscape. Neon white
flakes danced in the
sky, and hang on to the
deep black of the
evergreen forest. The
opening, animated motive
danced and interwove to
the beats of a sky of
flying snow flakes. The
world waited in harmony
for the season to
come...
The last movement,
“Valley Stream's
Fragrance of the Green
Green Woodlands” ,
describes the wake of
spring to the beginning
of summer. The woodwind
melody is the choir of
all living creatures at
the dawn of spring;
valley stream bubbling
with fragrance in the
gentle undulating
passage of the clarinet
and bassoon. I could
smell the mist of an
approaching summer
rain... In this set of
three movements I
translated the scenery
into musical notes. The
melody of the five
different shades and
characters of the
woodwind instruments
interweave with each
other simulating the
great art works of
nature.
The reflection of nature
in art is my greatest
passion.
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